Spirit Defense - Senior Business Operations Specialist

Spirit AeroSystems•Wichita, KS

About The Position

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, at Spirit’s Defense Business Unit (“Spirit Defense”). Spirit Defense is an independent supplier to the defense and space marketplace. Through innovative engineering and rapid prototyping excellence, Spirit Defense provides the capabilities, technologies and support customers need to succeed in their missions.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access (for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship)
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or a minimum of 5+ years of relevant professional experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels
Experience supporting senior or executive leadership in a business operations environment
Proven ability to support or drive strategic planning initiatives
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint
An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Nice To Haves

3 - 5 years of relevant business operations or related experience
Knowledge of SAP, PowerBI, Tableu, SQL, Maximo

Responsibilities

Plans, commits, and controls the deployment of resources in response to customer, program, and business requirements.
Directs the development, integration, implementation, and management of new or revised programs, plans, strategies, or processes.
Authorizes changes to work statements using a formal directive system.
Develops control systems, maintains status information of program and customer commitments, and monitors compliance to plan.
Interfaces with management from many occupations and organizations to provide leadership and coordination.
Cost budgetary estimates, non-recurring and recurring costs dependent upon facilities requirements.
Headcount forecasting and justification to meet customer requirements.
Develops facilities plans to implement and support customer and contract schedules and interfaces with company organizations, potentially government agencies, and suppliers to meet and optimize company business requirements along with supporting schedules, locations, and rearrangements.
Communicates and collaborates with stakeholders to present recommendations, proposals and solutions.
Help in reviewing and/or updating Business Policies and Procedures relative to Strategic planning activities as required or due.
Review and Update Standard Factors used for planning and estimating purposes.
Continually look for ways to improve our internal methods of estimating, collaborating and communicating.